Laser Printer Vs Inkjet Printer

Laser and inkjet are the two most popular printers in the market. Apart getting the printouts, both are used for different purposes by different herds of people. Let us know the sole difference between these two. Here in this infographic I have figured out the differences between both which can help you to find out the best for you. 

Prices: The prices of inkjet printers are cheaper than the prices of laser printers. Almost all brands have both the varieties of these two, and the prices of inkjet printers of all brands are much cheaper in comparison to their laser printers.

Usage: Inkjet printers are specially manufactured to target the home users. If you are looking for a printer for personal use and you do not need large number of printouts, then inkjet is a better option for you. These are not very pricey and will give you quality text and image prints. And if you are looking for a printer for commercial purpose, and you have estimated that you would need about 50-100 pages per day, then buying a laser printer would be more suitable for you.

Printing cost per page: As inkjet are meant for personal and small business needs, it is more suitable for those who take less number of printouts. Though the inkjet printers are inexpensive but the printing cost is quite higher. Inkjet printers consume more ink than the laser printers. If you have to print about 10000 pages from both of these, the inkjet will consume about 45 cartridges, while the laser printer will only take 8-9 cartridge replacements. And for the same reason, companies and offices do not use inkjet printers. Initially investments for the former could be less, but it takes guts to use inkjet printers for larger purposes. Even if offices stick to inkjet printers and use ink refill kits for them, the cost again would be quite higher than the cost of refill kits for laser printers, plus the mess created after the refilling operations.

Cost of Cartridge: The cost of the cartridges of both these printer is far different. The cost of inkjet cartridge is quite affordable but the cost of original inkjet cartridge and laser toner cartridge is very high, about five to ten times high. But, laser printers’ original ink cartridges last long, and give more number of printed pages than the cartridges of inkjet printers.

Quality of printer: When it comes to get better texted prints, inkjet printers are best. Inkjet printers give unmatchable text prints, but when you need both the text and the image at one go, laser printers will work dexterously and give you the best results.

Speed: And if you want quality prints frequently, laser printers should be preferred. Unlike inkjet printers, laser printers do not paste (print) the image on paper in a slow process, they give you the fast speed prints using a laser beam and the heat.